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SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 13
Environmental
As a general manufacturer of automobiles, motor-
cycles, outboard motors, etc., Suzuki addresses
environmental conservation at all stages in its oper-
ations—from development to disposal.
In product development, we make every effort to
improve fuel economy, reduce exhaust emissions
and noise, develop clean energy vehicles, etc. In
manufacturing, we address issues such as reducing
environmental risk, reducing energy, and promot-
ing the use of alternative energy. In distribution, we
focus on improving transportation efficiency and
energy reduction, promoting the three R’s (reduce,
reuse, recycle), and the use of low emission trans-
port. In marketing, we address issues related to
promoting environmental management at our deal-
ers and proper disposal of end-of-life products, etc.
In addition to activities not related to production, we
also promote energy reduction in our offices and
green purchasing, provide our employees with envi-
ronmental education, promote environmental man-
agement at our dealers, and promote social action
programs in local communities.
2009Topics
• We published the Suzuki 2009 Environmental and
Social Report. Suzuki has published an environ-
mental report annually that covers all activities
related to the environment since scal 1999.
• In activities related to product development, we
introduced a newly developed Continuously Vari-
able Transmission (CVT) on our Palette mini ve-
hicle in September. The unit combines a new two-
stage planetary gear mechanism along with the
usual metal belt transmission mechanism, which
allows a shift range that is approximately 25%
wider than the previous CVT system. This system
achieves higher fuel efciency without diminishing
the advantages of the previous CVT system.
• We also introduced a fuel cell powered version
of our Burgman scooter at the 41st Tokyo Motor
Show in October. Its simple, compact and light-
weight air-cooled fuel cell system offers greater
layout exibility allowing the hydrogen tank to be
installed in the frame for greater safety. This is also
the rst motorcycle tted with a 70MPa hydrogen
tank, which provides a 350km range per charge.
We are planning to advance the practical use of
fuel cell vehicles through verication tests on pub-
lic roads.
EnvironmentalandSocialReport
OtherTopics
NewlyDevelopedContinuouslyVariableTransmission(CVT)
BurgmanFuelCellPoweredScooter
YearinReview